Courts and Judiciary

A federal jury convicted Milwaukee County Circuit Judge Hannah Dugan on one felony count of obstruction for allegedly directing a defendant, Eduardo Flores‑Ruiz, through a nonpublic/jury door to help him evade ICE agents during a 2023 courthouse arrest attempt, while acquitting her on a misdemeanor count of concealing an individual; Flores‑Ruiz later pleaded in state court and was deported. Dugan, who says she was following a draft courthouse policy and is entitled to judicial immunity, has been suspended from the bench, faces up to five years on the felony count, and her lawyers plan to appeal amid divided reactions from officials and advocacy groups.